A MAORI HEAD, the face carved all over with scrolling scarification, the shell-inlaid eyes with leather pupils, dark patina | Christie's

Sale 6788

Tribal Art

London, South Kensington

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21 March 1995

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Lot 78

A MAORI HEAD, the face carved all over with scrolling scarification, the shell-inlaid eyes with leather pupils, dark patina

Price realised

GBP 394

Estimate

GBP 400 - GBP 600

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A MAORI HEAD, the face carved all over with scrolling scarification, the shell-inlaid eyes with leather pupils, dark patina
30cm. high
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Lot Essay

This head was probably carved by a Rotorua carver working at Hawkes Bay circa 1910-1915 or by a carver working at the Rotorua School of Maori Art which was founded in 1928
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